but they are just not consistent. It can range wildly from minute to minute, oscillating between 2 and 14 Mbps which causes HD streaming media to choke way more than is acceptable. What I'd like to see is not higher "up-to" speeds but some guarantee of minimum speeds.
Probably because they just don't have a frame of reference or don't know any better.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/print/453216-FCC_Survey_Most_Americans_OK_With_Broadband_Speed.php

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